Format:
Online-Ressource (VI, 505 p. 75 illus., 61 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9781461457190
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Content:
Infectious Diseases: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology presents authoritative, peer-reviewed contributions from leading experts on a wide range of major infectious diseases of global importance. Infectious diseases account for more than 17 million deaths each year worldwide. While modern medicine and technology have diminished the threat of many of these pathogens in high-income countries, the ever present threats of re-emerging infections, population mobility, natural disasters, and pathogen genetic variability are but some of the reasons for the dynamic threat of this broad category of risks to human health. An indispensable resource for students and scientists, the volume also covers some of the new technologies currently under development for infectious disease prevention, treatment, and eradication. The greater part of the infectious disease burden remains in the tropics, where low and middle-income countries lack the resources, infrastructure, and health systems to mount or sustain control efforts. Many contributions describe the efforts of the scientific research community and international donor agencies to achieve the integrated goals of vigilant surveillance, improved and cost-effective diagnostics, and treatment for sustainable disease control.Describes the dynamic nature of infectious disease agents and their complex interactions with the environment and their human and animal hosts Covers new technologies for antibiotics, vaccines, and treatment Features several contributions on waterborne infectious diseases, including enteric viruses and bacterial pathogens in the ocean Provides an excellent introduction for those entering the field, as well as new insights for advanced researchers and industry experts
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Description based upon print version of record
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Infectious Diseases; Contents; 1: Infectious Diseases, Introduction; Bibliography; 2: Antibiotics for Emerging Pathogens; Definition of the Subject; Introduction; Factors Contributing to Increased Antibiotic Resistance; Mechanisms by Which Microorganisms Develop Resistance to Antibiotics; Emerging Targets of Antibiotic Molecules; Microbial Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Inhibition; Isoprenoid Biosynthesis Inhibition; Cell Wall Biosynthesis Inhibition; Emerging Chemical Classes of Antibiotic Molecules; Peptidic Antibiotics; Polyketide Antibiotics; Trojan Horse Antibiotics; Future Directions
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Bibliography3: HIV/AIDS Global Epidemic; Definition of the Problem; Introduction; Basic Virology of HIV; HIV and the Cause of AIDS; Epidemiology of the Global HIV Pandemic; Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia; Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Caribbean; Central and South America; North America and Western and Central Europe; Middle East and North Africa; Oceania; Prevention; Genetic Diversity of HIV; Treatment; Vaccine; Future Directions; Bibliography; 4: Human Bacterial Diseases from Ocean; Definition of the Subject and Its Importance; Introduction; Autochthonous Pathogens; Vibrio; Vibrio alginolyticus
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Vibrio choleraeVibrio fluvialis; Vibrio mimicus; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio vulnificus; Aeromonas; Edwardsiella; Yersinia; Brucella; Enterococcus; Streptococcus; Listeria; Mycobacterium; Allochthonous Pathogens; Escherichia; Shigella; Salmonella; Morganella; Pseudomonas; Campylobacter; Staphylococcus; General Treatment Principles; Treatment Considerations for Gram-Positive Organisms; Future Directions; Bibliography; Primary Literature; Books and Reviews; 5: Infectious Disease Modeling; Definition of the Subject; Introduction; The SIR Model; Host Heterogeneity; Within-Host Dynamics
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Multilevel ModelsFuture Directions; Bibliography; Primary Literature; Books and Reviews; 6: Infectious Diseases, Climate Change Effects on; Definition of the Subject and Its Importance; Introduction; Weather, Climate, and Disease; Spatial; Temporal-Seasonal; Temporal-Interannual; Intensity; Climate Change and Disease; Effects on Pathogens; Effects on Hosts; Effects on Vectors; Effects on Epidemiological Dynamics; Indirect Effects; Other Drivers of Disease; Climate Change and Disease in Wildlife; Wildlife Disease as a Cause of Endangerment
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Wildlife Disease as a Source of Infections for Humans and LivestockHow Climate Change Can Influence Wildlife Disease; Dependency of Disease on Climate: The Example of Chytridiomycosis in Amphibians; Evidence of Climate Change´s Impact on Disease; Bluetongue; Malaria; Future Directions; Bibliography; Primary Literature; Books and Reviews; 7: Infectious Diseases, Vibrational Spectroscopic Approaches to Rapid Diagnostics; Definition of the Subject and Its Importance; Importance of Rapid Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases; Introduction; Classical Culture-Based Diagnostics
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Antibody-Based Diagnostics
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1. Infectious Diseases, Introduction -- 2. Antibiotics for Emerging Pathogens -- 3. HIV/AIDS Global Epidemic -- 4. Human Bacterial Diseases from Ocean -- 5. Infectious Disease Modeling -- 6. Infectious Diseases, Climate Change Effects on -- 7. Infectious Diseases, Vibrational Spectroscopic Approaches to Rapid Diagnostics -- 8. Malaria Vaccines -- 9. Marine and Freshwater Fecal Indicators and Source Identification -- 10. Polio and Its Epidemiology -- 11. Tropical Health and Sustainability -- 12. Tuberculosis, Epidemiology of -- 13. Waterborne Diseases of the Ocean, Enteric Viruses -- 14. Waterborne Infectious Diseases, Approaches to Control -- 15. Waterborne Parasitic Diseases in Ocean -- Index..
Additional Edition:
9781461457183
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. 978-1-461-45718-3
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-5719-0
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